Monday Mishmash
Another busy, if short week. I have a meeting tomorrow to get ready for. Wednesday is a state holiday ( Kamehameha Day. As a side note, the building in back of the statue is where I work). And Thursday I have an appointment with my doctor for an annual physical. In between all of that I start painting the interior of our front house. We tried to get the painters who did the upstairs interior but they gave us three different start dates and never showed up for any of them so we'll save $2,000US by doing it ourselves.
Is that a terahertz in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? There's a write-up here that says the next time you get x-rayed, you might actually be t-rayed. T-rays, as in terahertz rays, is being touted as the next big thing in imaging technology. Like x-rays, t-rays can pass through many substances, thus giving you a look at the insides of things. But, according to the article, they are less dangerous to us than x-rays. thanks to BoingBoing for the link.
Public Service Announcement. This one (see it here from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin) made it national so I guess I'll mention it also. Do not buy food from road side vendors who do not have health department permits. This seems kind of obvious but I guess not to everyone. It seems enterprising people are selling fish, pork, and other perishable foods from their vehicles parked along side the road. What is interesting is that people are buying these foods either not caring or not knowing that the food requires proper preparation and storage to be safely edible.
Aloha!